This is a charming tanto in Unokubi-zukuri style, attributed to Tsunehiro of the Soshu school from the Shin-Shinto period (late Edo). It features a gentle notare hamon mixed with ko-gunome and a well-forged itame hada. The tanto comes with a high-quality koshirae, including a black ro-iro saya, shakudo fuchi-kashira with botanical motifs, and a tsuba with inlay, all contributing to its aesthetic appeal.
NihontoWatchmumei · Soshu · Edo · nagasa 22.3cm
Sagami · around 1818-1830
Fujishiro Chu saku · Tōken Taikan top 95%
1 piece on the market now
The Edo period (1615 to 1868)
For two and a half centuries of peace the sword was the warrior’s legal badge rather than his weapon. Each great city developed its own manner, Edo’s tested strength against Ōsaka’s polished brilliance, until demand thinned in the era’s last decades.
Certifies a genuine blade worth preserving: a signature confirmed correct, or, if unsigned, an era, province, and school that the NBTHK can reliably identify.
The NBTHK (Nihon Bijutsu Tōken Hozon Kyōkai, the Society for the Preservation of Japanese Art Swords) is a public-interest incorporated foundation founded in 1948 and supervised by Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs (Bunkachō); it is based at the Japanese Sword Museum in Tokyo. Its expert panels physically examine each submitted work (shinsa) and issue a certificate (kanteishō) ranking it by artistic and historical merit. NBTHK papers are the most widely recognized standard of authentication for Japanese swords and fittings.
NBTHK official site
This is a charming tanto in Unokubi-zukuri style, attributed to Tsunehiro of the Soshu school from the Shin-Shinto period (late Edo). It features a gentle notare hamon mixed with ko-gunome and a well-forged itame hada. The tanto comes with a high-quality koshirae, including a black ro-iro saya, shakudo fuchi-kashira with botanical motifs, and a tsuba with inlay, all contributing to its aesthetic appeal.
NihontoWatchmumei · Soshu · Edo · nagasa 22.3cm
Sagami · around 1818-1830
Fujishiro Chu saku · Tōken Taikan top 95%
1 piece on the market now
The Edo period (1615 to 1868)
For two and a half centuries of peace the sword was the warrior’s legal badge rather than his weapon. Each great city developed its own manner, Edo’s tested strength against Ōsaka’s polished brilliance, until demand thinned in the era’s last decades.
Certifies a genuine blade worth preserving: a signature confirmed correct, or, if unsigned, an era, province, and school that the NBTHK can reliably identify.
The NBTHK (Nihon Bijutsu Tōken Hozon Kyōkai, the Society for the Preservation of Japanese Art Swords) is a public-interest incorporated foundation founded in 1948 and supervised by Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs (Bunkachō); it is based at the Japanese Sword Museum in Tokyo. Its expert panels physically examine each submitted work (shinsa) and issue a certificate (kanteishō) ranking it by artistic and historical merit. NBTHK papers are the most widely recognized standard of authentication for Japanese swords and fittings.
NBTHK official site
